Welcome to Chapter 1 - "Bon Séjour" (which means "have a great trip"). In this chapter, you will learn how to describe yourself and characterize yourself and others; review the verbs "avoir" (to have) and être (to be); review how to use adjectives and learn new adjectives and their forms; express likes, dislikes and preferences; ask for information; learn vocabulary related to travel; ask for and give advice; conjugate ir/iss verbs and learn new vocabulary with those verbs;ask for, make, and respond to suggestions; learn possessive determiners; relate a series of events; use the near-future verb tense, the futur proche. You will also explore a variety of things to see and do in the region around Paris and Chartres.
(For all the audio links, you should first open the wiki page of the topic you want to listen to and follow along with the audio.When you click on the link, you'll have to hit "download" and then click on the tab that opens up. Follow along with the wiki page open for this lesson.)
Culture Chapter 1 - (for those taking this class Independently) Les Environs de Paris For the cultural content of this chapter, please pick three of the topics below. You may choose to:
a) write a paper telling what you have learned about the three topics you picked
b) do an oral presentation to me during academic lab, telling me what you have learned about the three topics you picked
c) prepare a visual presentation using PowerPoint or a similar platform to show and tell me what you learned about the three topics you picked.
l'Ile de la Cité - explore the island in Paris where it all began.
Le Parc Astérix - this is the theme park outside Paris that is known for its wide variety of roller coasters, and is based on the hugely popular comic books "Astérix et Obélix"
Le Château de Versailles - these links will allow you to explore the palace built by Louis XIV, allowing him to consolidate absolute power in France and show the world why he was known as le Roi Soleil - the Sun King.
Le Centre Georges Pompidou (Beaubourg) - one of the most unique buildings in Paris, this center houses the Museum of Modern Art, a center for music and acoustic research, and a library of public information.
Giverny (Monet's garden) - these links will let you explore the gardens at the house of Monet, one of the most famous Impressionist painters, and see where he took his inspiration for many of his paintings.
Claude MonetMonet did many of his paintings downstream from Paris. This site allows you to learn more about Monet and his painting - and the movement that was named after the painting below: "Impression, Sunrise"
claude-monet.com
George SandLearn about this powerful writer from Paris and the exceptional rocking of the boat that she did in her life.
www.poemariodemujeres.com
Simone de BeauvoirThis link will allow you to learn about anotherwoman writer from Paris who was a key part of the existentialist movement.
aphelis.net
Marcel ProustRead about this Parisian writer's monumental work "A la recherche du temps perdu" (Looking for Lost Time).
en.wikipedia.org
Vaux-le-Vicomte CastleSee the castle where three men, an architect, a painter, and a landscape architect, all famous, worked together on the same project for the first time.
en.wikipedia.org
Fontainebleau CastleLocated on the grounds of a former hunting park, this is one of the largest of the Royal Castles.
musee-chateau-fonatinebleau.fr
Top ethnic restaurants in ParisParis, a major city with many nationalities and cultures represented, offers restaurants that reflect that richness.
Cookbook publishing sites for French II
Recipes in French
Cooking videos in FrenchWordreference.com
Chapter 1 - Bon Séjour
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Welcome to Chapter 1 - "Bon Séjour" (which means "have a great trip"). In this chapter, you will learn how to describe yourself and characterize yourself and others; review the verbs "avoir" (to have) and être (to be); review how to use adjectives and learn new adjectives and their forms; express likes, dislikes and preferences; ask for information; learn vocabulary related to travel; ask for and give advice; conjugate ir/iss verbs and learn new vocabulary with those verbs;ask for, make, and respond to suggestions; learn possessive determiners; relate a series of events; use the near-future verb tense, the futur proche. You will also explore a variety of things to see and do in the region around Paris and Chartres.
Première Etape
Watch the video, answer the questions, send your score to teacher code "bulldogs"
describe yourself and characterize yourself and others
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Watch the video, answer the questions, send your score to teacher code "bulldogs"
- 2) avoir and être(see page 10)
Quiz # 1 Sept 2 Quizlet page on describing and characterizing self and others; avoir and être (the password is "bulldogs)http://1.bp.blogspot.com
Watch the video, answer the questions, send your score to teacher code "bulldogs"
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Watch the video, answer the questions, send your score to teacher code "bulldogs"
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Quiz #2 Combo on adjectives/likes,dislikes,preferences - Tuesday, Sept 9
Watch the video, answer the questions, send your score to teacher code "bulldogs"
Deuxième Etape
Watch the video, answer the questions, send your score to teacher code "bulldogs"
ask for and give advice
6) clothing etc for travel, asking for and giving advice (see page 14)
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Watch the video, answer the questions, send your score to teacher code "bulldogs"
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Combo quiz #4 Friday Sept 26
Watch the video, answer the questions, send your score to teacher code "bulldogs"
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Troisième Etape
ask for, make, and respond to suggestions
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exs - relating a series of events- 11) relating a series of events(see page 20)
- Quizlet page on relating a series of events
audio for relating a series of events
ex - le futur proche- 12) futur proche(see page 21)
- Quizlet page on le futur proche
audio for le futur proche
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Combo Chapter 1 Test
Culture Chapter 1 - (for those taking this class Independently)
Les Environs de Paris
For the cultural content of this chapter, please pick three of the topics below. You may choose to:
europeantrips.org